Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera plays a shot during the final day of their third and final test cricket match against India in Colombo, September 1, 2015. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Angelo Mathews' batting heroics went in vain as India beat Sri Lanka by 117 runs in the final test to win the three-match series 2-1 on Tuesday.
After setting Sri Lanka a 386-run victory target in the bowler-dominated weather-hit contest, India needed seven wickets on the final day to gift Virat Kohli his first series victory since becoming the test captain.
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